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Hong Kong vs. York Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 16.7% more expensive than York.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 5.6% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in York. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. York Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of York, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	York	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$7.91 HK$61.55	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$6.43 HK$50.04	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$1.39 HK$10.81	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.11 HK$8.66	-33.3%
Average			-43.8%

York vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	York	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$2.19 HK$17.06	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$12.44 HK$96.85	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38	$11.75 HK$91.46	+168.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.45	$3.52 HK$27.37	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.17	$4.85 HK$37.76	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45	$1.57 HK$12.19	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32	$1.09 HK$8.46	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.67	$1.62 HK$12.63	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00	$1.39 HK$10.79	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.17	$1.10 HK$8.56	-49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.06 HK$8.25	-36.4%
Average			-19.8%

York vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	York	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09	$11.90 HK$92.63	+284.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,231.99	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16	$14.53 HK$113.08	-27.9%
Average			+89.9%

York vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	York	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$22.19 HK$172.75	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,156.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+103.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+6.7%
Average			+28.9%

York vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

	York	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,100.00	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35
Average			-5.6%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	York	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$6.48 HK$50.47	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.29	$5.23 HK$40.71	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.49	$79.18 HK$616.37	+105.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.85 HK$100.07	-1.1%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	York	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$74.06 HK$576.57	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.33	$42.18 HK$328.34	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.50	$91.97 HK$716.01	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+42.8%
Average			+28.2%

York vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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